{"id":70427,"date":"2025-12-04T00:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=70427"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:37:17","slug":"abermaw-decorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/12\/abermaw-decorating\/","title":{"rendered":"Abermaw Decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A decorator par excellence<\/p>\n<p>A man I hold in high regard<\/p>\n<p>Full of authenticity<\/p>\n<p>Resolute, \u00a0and in my book starred<\/p>\n<p>Trustworthy, and reliable<\/p>\n<p>His obligingness and artistry<\/p>\n<p>Meticulous and thorough<\/p>\n<p>Bounded with alacrity<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>nothing really phases him<\/p>\n<p>He quietly gives his all<\/p>\n<p>He transformed our \u00a0drab interiors<\/p>\n<p>and every single wall<\/p>\n<p>has taken on an energy<\/p>\n<p>For He is the man to call<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a genuine hard worker<\/p>\n<p>Respectful of your \u00a0place<\/p>\n<p>credible and reliable<\/p>\n<p>His workmanship is ace<\/p>\n<p>observant and unruffled<\/p>\n<p>the finished job supreme<\/p>\n<p>scrupulously neat in what he does<\/p>\n<p>assuringly a team<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>of Christopher \u00a0his trusted friend<\/p>\n<p>wall papering his art<\/p>\n<p>they quietly engender confidence<\/p>\n<p>really from the start<\/p>\n<p>my home is on<\/p>\n<p>a public footpath<\/p>\n<p>overlooking mountains where<\/p>\n<p>Dolgellau\u2019s postcard \u00a0energies<\/p>\n<p>are up for grabs \u00a0where we can share<\/p>\n<p>Cymru and it\u2019s heritage<\/p>\n<p>Abermaw \u00a0the place<\/p>\n<p>Dan his enduring deftness<\/p>\n<p>presented with such grace<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a stickler, for quality<\/p>\n<p>nothing \u00a0left to chance<\/p>\n<p>affable And kindly<\/p>\n<p>his main wish \u00a0to enhance<\/p>\n<p>what was a tired old fashioned<\/p>\n<p>Look<\/p>\n<p>into \u00a0an exciting family nook<\/p>\n<p>using quality paints<\/p>\n<p>with standards high<\/p>\n<p>an enthusiastic kind of guy<\/p>\n<p>quietly <span style=\"text-align: center;\">caring, \u00a0 beyond the norm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>His exacting performance<\/p>\n<p>his manner, \u00a0warm<\/p>\n<p>amenable and very fair<\/p>\n<p>a quality that I believe is rare<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abermaw Decorating<\/p>\n<p>Dan Griffiths<br \/>\nabermawdecorating@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FOR REX<br \/>\nA Thank-You in Rhyme<\/p>\n<p>Rex, you\u2019ve lived a life or two<br \/>\nSeen half the world with a poet\u2019s view<br \/>\nYet still each day in Wales you find<br \/>\nA kindness rare, a gentler kind<\/p>\n<p>Your house, once just a railway shed<br \/>\nBecame a home with stories spread<br \/>\nWe painted room by room inside<br \/>\nWhile Metallica met Tracy Chapman\u2019s stride<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d travelled far for work and art<br \/>\nTo choose each product with your heart<br \/>\nFrom Dominica\u2019s shores to markets wide<br \/>\nYou walked the world with steady pride<\/p>\n<p>And as we talked of hills and rain<br \/>\nCader Idris looking in again,<br \/>\nYou\u2019d marvel at your neighbours\u2019 care<br \/>\nA warmth you never knew was there<\/p>\n<p>You wrote a poem with my name<br \/>\nI\u2019ll not pretend that isn\u2019t fame<br \/>\nSo here\u2019s one back, in honest tone<br \/>\nFor one of the best new friends I\u2019ve known<\/p>\n<p>A vegan voice, a green-belt soul<br \/>\nA spirit steady, true, and whole<br \/>\nThank you, Rex, for days made bright<br \/>\nFor trust, for chats<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dan Griffiths replied to my poem<\/p>\n<p>for his fantastic service on my house<\/p>\n<p>a mark of the fine gentleman he is<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decorator par excellence A man I hold in high regard Full of authenticity Resolute, \u00a0and in my book starred Trustworthy, and reliable His obligingness and artistry Meticulous and thorough Bounded with alacrity &nbsp; 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